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November 22, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Soderstrom, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of Department, University of Melbourne Sydney is currently blanketed by smoke haze from severe bushfires that have burned through New South Wales. Air pollution levels on Thursday reached hazardous levels for the second time in a week. The NSW ... <a title="Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/22/smoke-haze-hurts-financial-markets-as-well-as-the-environment-127511/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
New Zealand is officially one of the least corrupt countries in the world. But it could be argued that our political system is still biased in favour of the wealthy. Here – as in other countries – wealthy individuals and businesses are able to disproportionately influence policy decisions and the distribution of resources in their ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on with NZ First’s mysterious donations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whats-going-on-with-nz-firsts-mysterious-donations/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s going on with NZ First’s mysterious donations?">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hongzhi Gao, Associate professor, Victoria University of Wellington Despite disruptions to global value chains, the 18-month trade tensions between the US and China appear to have left New Zealand exporters unscathed so far. As our analysis of StatsNZ’s merchandise trade data shows, New Zealand has managed an ... <a title="NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/nz-remains-unscathed-by-us-china-trade-war-but-thats-no-reason-for-complacency-125710/" aria-label="Read more about NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that’s no reason for complacency">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney The litany of defects, poor building standards and regulatory failures has serious implications for apartment owners, occupiers and buyers alike. Fears of a loss of confidence in the sector have unfortunately come true. Our research suggests a ... <a title="Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/21/lack-of-information-on-apartment-defects-leaves-whole-market-on-shaky-footings-127007/" aria-label="Read more about Australia: Lack of information on apartment defects leaves whole market on shaky footings">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2019
Chlöe Swarbrick’s “OK boomer” retort in Parliament has proved to be the spark that set alight a dry field of latent generational angst. The debate over the remark rolls on and on, revealing that generational warfare is a growing cleavage in New Zealand. Increasingly, political problems of housing, inequality, climate change and so forth, are ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why “OK boomer” generational warfare is a dead-end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-ok-boomer-generational-warfare-is-a-dead-end/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why “OK boomer” generational warfare is a dead-end">Read more</a>
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November 16, 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: By Philip Cass in Brisbane Melanesian Media Freedom Forum – Day two – The second day of the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum began with praise for the work of young Pacific journalists by Professor David Robie and ended with a warning that threats to journalism in the region were increasing. In between forum ... <a title="Praise for young Pacific journalists and threats to journalism in the region highlighted at Melanesian Media Freedom Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/16/praise-for-young-pacific-journalists-and-threats-to-journalism-in-the-region-highlighted-at-melanesian-media-freedom-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Praise for young Pacific journalists and threats to journalism in the region highlighted at Melanesian Media Freedom Forum">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2019
SPECIAL REPORT: By Philip Cass in Brisbane Opening session – Day One The problems of operating in the Pacific and the impact of online news and the emergence of ‘citizen journalists’ were common concerns for all delegates to this week’s Melanesian Media Freedom Forum. The forum, held at Griffith University’s South Bank campus in Brisbane, ... <a title="Challenges Operating in the Pacific and Impact of Online News Concerns at Melanesian Media Freedom Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/15/challenges-operating-in-the-pacific-and-impact-of-online-news-concerns-at-melanesian-media-freedom-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Challenges Operating in the Pacific and Impact of Online News Concerns at Melanesian Media Freedom Forum">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2019
The recent surge in social protests world-wide is quantitatively and qualitatively different than in previous ages. The advent of individualised mass communications technologies and the heterogenous range of demands presented in countries governed by political regimes of different ideological persuasions makes the moment unique from an analytic standpoint and challenging for policy-makers, interested observers and ... <a title="Dr Paul G. Buchanan Analysis – An age of protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/15/an-age-of-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Dr Paul G. Buchanan Analysis – An age of protest">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2019
The Zero Carbon Act (ZCA) is over a week old, but it’s still being heavily debated and analysed. After all, depending on who you listen to, it’s the most significant new law of the year, of this Government, or even of some people’s lifetime. And it deals with a giant issue – climate change. There ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Zero Carbon Act consensus and disagreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-zero-carbon-act-consensus-and-disagreement/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Zero Carbon Act consensus and disagreement">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Petterson, Professor of Geology, Auckland University of Technology CC BY-ND Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send ... <a title="Climate explained: how growth in population and consumption drives planetary change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/13/climate-explained-how-growth-in-population-and-consumption-drives-planetary-change-126671/" aria-label="Read more about Climate explained: how growth in population and consumption drives planetary change">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Stanley, Associate professor/Principal Research Fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne Fires of unprecedented number and ferocity are today raging in New South Wales and Queensland. Residents in some regions woke to news that the fire danger was “catastrophic”. Rural fire chief Shane Fitzsimmons was ... <a title="Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/12/mr-morrison-i-lost-my-home-to-bushfire-your-thoughts-and-prayers-are-not-enough-126754/" aria-label="Read more about Mr Morrison, I lost my home to bushfire. Your thoughts and prayers are not enough">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Fisher, Professor of Cattle & Sheep Production Medicine, University of Melbourne The plight of Australia’s dairy farmers is on the political agenda this week, after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson narrowly failed in her Senate bid for a minimum milk price. But getting fair payment for ... <a title="Australia’s Dairy Industry: The milk, the whole milk and nothing but the milk: the story behind Australia’s dairy woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/12/the-milk-the-whole-milk-and-nothing-but-the-milk-the-story-behind-our-dairy-woes-124290/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Dairy Industry: The milk, the whole milk and nothing but the milk: the story behind Australia’s dairy woes">Read more</a>
